I like how Louis refuses to give up. He is so in character the whole game through Im glad they made him the games antogonist and not just an early villian, the amount of times they make you think you would kill him early
I mean, I thought he is just an early villain like the persona games when he died in that Opera. Im glad Atlus didnt go that route. He had so many parallels with MC and to just die is a waste.
"the true king's path is not red with the blood of his people ..but by his own blood he willingly sheds for them now my people AM I YOUR KING?" -Transforms to King Arctype- i say thats a Loud YES!
Same! I usually feel empty after a Persona game ends, but this was very wholesome and satisfying. I still feel great having finished the game a week ago
4:24 tbf I think its implied Louis did the same thing with his ship as well, since his lower half seems to be fused to the ship, and his final form’s name is Destroyer Charadrius, the same name as his ship.
Dude’s parents are so ballers that one of them turned herself into an ephemeral being and the other ripped his own souls out and subjected himself to what is an eternity of isolation so that they could guide their son from beyond the grave. That settles it, Will has the best parents in all of Atlus games
@@KhangNguyen-ij4xheven if your dad did become very emo and also tried to rip you from the fantasy world when it needed you the most he is still leagues better than Yu’s or Joker’s dads
Oh hell yeah I was hoping you’d stick some battle footage in there! I’ve been playing with my brother since the beginning but while at work last night he beat it without me! Unbelievable after we did everything on hard mode too hmph Thanks for coming thru Dism❤
I was more annoyed because I had to keep up such a boring fight, it had too much health and too many things to account for that It lasted for a long time and random RNG could just screw me up. Thankfully I had Basilio and he just piling on strike weakness to each face so as long as RNG was nice to me he could take out the heads before they could chomp on some puppets. I will never play this on hard again, too many spongey gimmick bosses.
@@TakeTheWorld21 Man I was playing on hard mode his 2nd phase God damm hurts and he gets so many turns had to optimize my loadout so sthrol could basically one shot him while underleveled.
What a great game man 10/10 the squad came together so naturally & the battles were great 🎉 we really felt each reveal and twist. Getting new archetypes was so exciting too and the bosses were freaky af. 11/10 Game of The Year!!! ❤
My only complaint with Metaphor was the pacing got very weird in the third act, almost like the Mage Academy Ruins should've been an explorable dungeon, or like there should've been a main dungeon for the Autumn-themed area of the map. Instead, you do a mini 20 minute dungeon to assassinate Louis which the game counts as the 5th dungeon, wait a few days to fight Rella, wait 10 more days to fight Louis, and then you're immediately on to the final 2 dungeons of the game. Very odd design decisions, but otherwise solid game. Will be looking forward to a story DLC or sequel, cause there are some aspects I really loved.
imagine a DLC called reign of Humans , its like monster hunter esque plot on hunting all kinds of different Humans that are a new threat , new powerful equipments , archetype evolutions , new shops , new items , new resources , new ways to get stronger and a thickening maddening grotesque plot that is more crazy and threat inducing than louise
That was my only complaint too but I loved the game through and through. I wish we would have gotten a cutscene for Louis experiencing the tragedy done to the Elda. Loved the game and my jrpg of the year
The rest of altabury is for side quest If you do bounty and few side quest will unlock altabury dungeon I think they are forced that way because this game development already way long enough because their must split work between this and another project It's still good and not very forced though
Elegy of the soul can hit pretty hard but he's pretty easy when you know what triggers him to kill you. After I found out the trigger, it was simply just "hit him hard"
Just finished the game. I really enjoyed the game. Though I shouldn't compare, Even though the game was really well executed in some areas and the whole idea of the fantasy world was magnificent. I felt the ending was just a bit lacking. For some reason, I do not feel that the game has affected me much even after 80 hours of gameplay. The persona games were successful in that. Don't know, I felt the story lacking a bit in the end.
still a magnificent game nonetheless but expected just a bit more from the developers of persona considering it was based in a fantasy world. Not to mention there were many plotholes in the game.
Because the persona games have the characters deal with inner struggles more than anything external, that's what they're based on, this game has a much bigger scope, hence probably the reason you didn't connect much with it, you're probably not a very politically minded person, There is a lot of commentary on society as a whole in this game
@@AlessandroTheCynical agree if you arent a person who like politics you couldnt grasped the great things that the Mc-tachi been doing the last 1 year. Racism declining, Criminal declining in the capital and some in other parts, and others things. This is the fantasy that people thrive.
@@AlessandroTheCynical I get where you're coming from, but I felt Metaphor missed the mark in a few areas. While I loved how it explored the idea that fantasy worlds aren’t always perfect and how it delved into the political issues and societal struggles, certain aspects held it back. Some moments felt cliche, and the ending was a bit too emotionally exaggerated. Characters like Hulkenberg and Junah lacked depth in their personal struggles, feeling a bit flat compared to past titles. Plus, a few plot holes disrupted the flow. Overall, while the themes were ambitious, the execution didn't fully resonate for me. Though, it's just a personal opinion in the end.
Don't forget to use your synthesis skills! make sure to have all party members with their royal Archetypes to do the best synthesis skills. Also use a lot of buffing, debuffing skills. use Masked dancer skills to utilize weaknesses. Buy the Ultimum Accessory that makes sure synthesis skills use less turn icons
@@jonathangoodwin5609 Yeah, there’s technically multiple endings, but all the other ones are very obviously framed as “bad endings” and not fleshed out. Happens when you miss the deadlines or make the wrong choices in certain scenes.
I hate that fishy fandango dude on the last dungeon. Levelled up till i can murder all of them, after that i went to fight final boss it was so easy. I was on level 83.
Because the culture would need a king to keep up the perceived idea of royalty being a thing when the protag really is just a president in everything but name.
@ I’m saying they could avoid putting spoilers in the thumbnail so someone won’t accidentally come across it and get spoiled despite not clicking on the video
I absolutely love and adore this game, but I didn’t entirely get the ending. After all this journey to become king and after finally accomplishing that goal, he then decides to go on a trip and neglect his kingly duties?
I guess they went back to their roots of helping the country by exploring different communities and fixing their problems by quelling the anxieties of specific individuals.
@@CousinRoman90 Half of it is more playable epilogue, which a bunch of JRPGs have. Such as Dragon Quest (1 and 2 have the entire world in a no enemies state, 3 limits it to Dark World, but from 4 on I think it's just one or two fully explorable locations. Aside from 9 which has an infinite postgame)
@ZerohFault >competitive shooters The glory days of cod have ended. It's not cod4 or bo2 days. Stop making me sad. >don't want a story I literally played silent hill 2 remake and paid for the deluxe to play it early. What is your point?
The ending and story of this game are disappointing. The ending basically spits in your face that our current situation of forced coexistence between peoples, ethnicities and cultures, something that is causing problems all over the world, is actually the "long-awaited utopia and the correct path to a perfect world". Not to mention that throughout the game, it is never questioned whether a world government is the only option. Instead of giving the other regions freedom to separate from the single kingdom. This game disguises itself as fantasy, but it is political propaganda to the core. - Not to mention that the game avoids making moral judgments, but contradicts itself because at every moment Louis is met with criticism and moral judgment of his actions.
Bro if that was your takeaway right of the bat. Maybe you should question your own beliefs. Since the world is so vast we are not "forced" we HAVE to live with vastly different people. That's the only way to a not perfect but better world. If you neglect that you end up on a cycle of hate.
Did you even play the game? The game outright says that the fantasy in the novel isn’t a utopia but rather a glorified perspective that the king made to escape from their reality. The fantasy/old world literally destroyed itself because everyone was fighting about what was ‘right’. In truth there’s no single solution. There’s always going to be problems in country where everyone governs themselves or where everyone is ruled by a single king. There’s no single ‘right’ way. The only reason why they didn’t want Louis or Forden on the throne is to prevent a tyrant on the throne, not because the protagonist themselves think they should be a king instead.
@@cubeofmeat4982 Dude, at the end of the game the protagonist literally imitates the government and policies in More's book. He simply rejects the escape from reality in favor of fiction (something that is also quite stupid. For the reason, see what Tolkien says about escapism using fiction). It's very simple and clear.
@@Enrikuh Honestly the only policy that was heavily preached was that "discrimination is bad and we should work together more", which I don't think is a very controversial message to take away from the book and enforce into their own world's policies. The ultimate form of governance wasn't really a focus, and their main goal was to improve the society that they were already in. It's not like they forced the Eht Ria island or the Elda village to assimilate into the kingdom. The game still puts an emphasis on the value of different communities or beliefs. The idea of a multicultural melting pot of a society wasn't the main fantasy that the protagonist admired. Also Louis is criticised because his view of a utopia and meritocracy is leaving the weak to literally die without a second thought due to his lack of faith in others, which, imo, is kind of objectively horrible.
Seeing Maria on the GR after promising to take her on a journey was the best part of the whole game.
I like how Louis refuses to give up. He is so in character the whole game through Im glad they made him the games antogonist and not just an early villian, the amount of times they make you think you would kill him early
We fight him like 5 time in whole game. He really live up for his name
I mean, I thought he is just an early villain like the persona games when he died in that Opera. Im glad Atlus didnt go that route. He had so many parallels with MC and to just die is a waste.
He was the Griffith we made along the way
I feel like I’m gonna hate that
Louis is what Masayoshi Shido wouldve been if the latter was the main antagonist the entire game
It nice both parents helping mc in their own way
Responsible parents indeed
Wish we were able to see what MC'S mom looked like at least 🥲
@@zinzhieaziz she looks like MC's other half based on the stained glass in Akademia
A complete departure from the usual formula of these Atlus games
The ending title fantasy lives on really touched my heart
"the true king's path is not red with the blood of his people ..but by his own blood he willingly sheds for them now my people AM I YOUR KING?"
-Transforms to King Arctype-
i say thats a Loud YES!
4:08 IWAE ! THE KING OF ALL HEROES HAS AWAKENED TO SLAY THE DEMON OF ANXIETY !
@@MrJoker190 isn't that km Saber References?
Actually on Kamen Rider Zi-O
@@aleandretti6742Zi-O maybe?
@@aleandretti6742 nope, it's Zi-O
@@riquta44from woz in kamen rider zi-o
The Final Boss had some impressive movesets.
And the designs!
Griffith Lucifer using the 8 Tribes as wingblades and Trimurti Kaiju EATING THEM Q_Q
I love the ending. It was way more fleshed out than I thought I’d be.
Didnt expect a wholesome ending for such a grim game.
@@sLasHeRxXx07 It IS named a fantasy.
Same! I usually feel empty after a Persona game ends, but this was very wholesome and satisfying. I still feel great having finished the game a week ago
Dang if only we got to make the final blow in battle.
@@MoleBradRy I expected that to happen when bro whipped out the King Archetype, but sliced bro like a tomato
No this is much better, this is CINEMA!!
4:03 did we…. Did we just become a Mecha and fuse with the gauntlet runner?
Gurren Laagan fans rise up
@@Krysta1Rose
ROW ROW FIGHT DA POWA
4:24 tbf I think its implied Louis did the same thing with his ship as well, since his lower half seems to be fused to the ship, and his final form’s name is Destroyer Charadrius, the same name as his ship.
Yeah i also noticed that, even neuras joined in
I guess that makes sense why it’s not playable in NG+. It’s a fusion of multiple people and an entire gauntlet runner.
ALL HAIL THE KING OF HEROES 4:05
ANGRY ZASSHU NOISES
What a ride this was . Was more entertaining than the entirety of Naruto's journey to be Hokage.
I couldn’t beat the final boss myself so I have to watch the ending on TH-cam
What a beautiful game
Maria being in the runner is the ending i worked 79 hours for. All is gonna be ok
I wish the King Archetype was unlockable like the ending story personas (Izanagi no Kami, satanael, etc)
Wait for Metaphor Refantazio Royal 😂
@@Maj-zx4xd bro at least come up with a better name like metaphor refantazio: simile edition 😂😂
@@Lonewulf321metaphor refantazio king edition
Metaphor Refantazio Reimagination KEK
Metaphor Refantazio Fantasy Reborn.
So the mysterious voice was our mother?
@@jonathangoodwin5609 yup
Dude’s parents are so ballers that one of them turned herself into an ephemeral being and the other ripped his own souls out and subjected himself to what is an eternity of isolation so that they could guide their son from beyond the grave.
That settles it, Will has the best parents in all of Atlus games
Mama was just trying to guide her baby, is all. 😢
@@KhangNguyen-ij4xheven if your dad did become very emo and also tried to rip you from the fantasy world when it needed you the most he is still leagues better than Yu’s or Joker’s dads
Oh hell yeah I was hoping you’d stick some battle footage in there! I’ve been playing with my brother since the beginning but while at work last night he beat it without me! Unbelievable after we did everything on hard mode too hmph
Thanks for coming thru Dism❤
Seeing the King Archetype just before the ending, was the icing on the cake, absolute videogame
The 4th wall breaking is amazing at the end. Having King H talk to US, AS THE PLAYERS, was a brilliant touch. 10/10
They set up for a sequel and they better deliver.
Silly, this is the ending you get. No DLC, no sequel.
If there's a Metaphor franchise, it'll probably be different characters, different stories.
@Kazeromaru I mean they had p5 royal where it just was a continuation where you had maruki they could just do something like that with metaphor
@@dragosanders4234there is also Persona 5 Strikers which was a direct sequel to P5 so anything is possible
Out of curiosity, was anyone else also getting their ass kicked by the final boss in Metaphor?
i was giga overleveled and although i didn’t have difficulties, he was hitting me pretty hard
I’m getting kicked at the last phase, and was very underleveled at level 67
I was more annoyed because I had to keep up such a boring fight, it had too much health and too many things to account for that It lasted for a long time and random RNG could just screw me up.
Thankfully I had Basilio and he just piling on strike weakness to each face so as long as RNG was nice to me he could take out the heads before they could chomp on some puppets.
I will never play this on hard again, too many spongey gimmick bosses.
@@TakeTheWorld21 Man I was playing on hard mode his 2nd phase God damm hurts and he gets so many turns had to optimize my loadout so sthrol could basically one shot him while underleveled.
I'm not going to sugar coat it
Charge + Royal Sword
What a great game man 10/10 the squad came together so naturally & the battles were great 🎉 we really felt each reveal and twist. Getting new archetypes was so exciting too and the bosses were freaky af. 11/10 Game of The Year!!! ❤
EPIC
2nd best jrpg ever made going to be some big shoes to fill for a followup game in the metaphor series
4:04 Skyking The Gauntlet Monarch
LV 12
So is this a Fusion Summon? Or a Synchro Summon?
@jamesvanitas I am feeling Ritual Summon vibes
XD
4:21 Kingsglaive!!
... I mean CLEAVE!
XD
My only complaint with Metaphor was the pacing got very weird in the third act, almost like the Mage Academy Ruins should've been an explorable dungeon, or like there should've been a main dungeon for the Autumn-themed area of the map. Instead, you do a mini 20 minute dungeon to assassinate Louis which the game counts as the 5th dungeon, wait a few days to fight Rella, wait 10 more days to fight Louis, and then you're immediately on to the final 2 dungeons of the game. Very odd design decisions, but otherwise solid game. Will be looking forward to a story DLC or sequel, cause there are some aspects I really loved.
Maybe it scrap design like there a lot of devil summons spell that didn't make through final game. Well we just hope for Metaphor king edition lol
imagine a DLC called reign of Humans , its like monster hunter esque plot on hunting all kinds of different Humans that are a new threat , new powerful equipments , archetype evolutions , new shops , new items , new resources , new ways to get stronger and a thickening maddening grotesque plot that is more crazy and threat inducing than louise
That was my only complaint too but I loved the game through and through. I wish we would have gotten a cutscene for Louis experiencing the tragedy done to the Elda. Loved the game and my jrpg of the year
The rest of altabury is for side quest
If you do bounty and few side quest will unlock altabury dungeon
I think they are forced that way because this game development already way long enough because their must split work between this and another project
It's still good and not very forced though
I blame it on it not having as high of a budget as say Persona 5 did where they were allowed to make everything an amazing set piece
I can't defeat the secret boss so I just came here to get the ending xD
Perfect ending!
The battle UI for this game has me confused and kinda makes me a bit dizzy when I try to understand it, then again it's really beautiful
You could say it’s anxiety inducing (get it)
That ending was beautiful
Soooo
Is there a secret hard boss?
MUST BE!
@@Ramsey276one like elizabeth or Philemon or Demifiend?
@@FerrySter the elegy of the soul is probably this games equivalent
@@bighen2162 hmmm????
Elegy of the soul can hit pretty hard but he's pretty easy when you know what triggers him to kill you. After I found out the trigger, it was simply just "hit him hard"
Just finished the game. I really enjoyed the game. Though I shouldn't compare, Even though the game was really well executed in some areas and the whole idea of the fantasy world was magnificent. I felt the ending was just a bit lacking. For some reason, I do not feel that the game has affected me much even after 80 hours of gameplay. The persona games were successful in that. Don't know, I felt the story lacking a bit in the end.
still a magnificent game nonetheless but expected just a bit more from the developers of persona considering it was based in a fantasy world. Not to mention there were many plotholes in the game.
Because the persona games have the characters deal with inner struggles more than anything external, that's what they're based on, this game has a much bigger scope, hence probably the reason you didn't connect much with it, you're probably not a very politically minded person, There is a lot of commentary on society as a whole in this game
@@AlessandroTheCynical agree if you arent a person who like politics you couldnt grasped the great things that the Mc-tachi been doing the last 1 year. Racism declining, Criminal declining in the capital and some in other parts, and others things. This is the fantasy that people thrive.
@@AlessandroTheCynical The scope doesnt matter if the writer is able to connect you with it succesfully
@@AlessandroTheCynical I get where you're coming from, but I felt Metaphor missed the mark in a few areas. While I loved how it explored the idea that fantasy worlds aren’t always perfect and how it delved into the political issues and societal struggles, certain aspects held it back. Some moments felt cliche, and the ending was a bit too emotionally exaggerated. Characters like Hulkenberg and Junah lacked depth in their personal struggles, feeling a bit flat compared to past titles. Plus, a few plot holes disrupted the flow. Overall, while the themes were ambitious, the execution didn't fully resonate for me. Though, it's just a personal opinion in the end.
EPIC!
The thumbnail is such a spoiler lol
ABSOLUTE CINEMA
Awesome
I'm struggling with the last boss, but didn't give up yet. Please tell me how you managed to do 9k damage with one hit😳
Don't forget to use your synthesis skills! make sure to have all party members with their royal Archetypes to do the best synthesis skills. Also use a lot of buffing, debuffing skills. use Masked dancer skills to utilize weaknesses. Buy the Ultimum Accessory that makes sure synthesis skills use less turn icons
I honestly wish he kept the cape on… and had a different crown… that crown doesn’t exactly suit him what about a tiara?
Totally agree with that, way too big on him 😂
Can the King Archetype be unlocked like for NG+?
If this is the 'true ending' does thar mean there are multiple?
It's kinda like persona 4 if I'm not mistaken, so yeah there are several endings
@@jonathangoodwin5609 Yeah, there’s technically multiple endings, but all the other ones are very obviously framed as “bad endings” and not fleshed out. Happens when you miss the deadlines or make the wrong choices in certain scenes.
Bend the knee.
I hate that fishy fandango dude on the last dungeon. Levelled up till i can murder all of them, after that i went to fight final boss it was so easy.
I was on level 83.
Did they choose this new king or the officials and allies made him king, why on earth would they allow a king again?, haven't played the game.
Because the culture would need a king to keep up the perceived idea of royalty being a thing when the protag really is just a president in everything but name.
He was chosen king through the contest
This boss made me uninstall. all my characters were in the 67-70 range but i got could absolutely not do it on hard. refuse to do normal
Your loss 😂
@ ended up finishing it on hard. Took 45m to do first phase
That is too low lmao You should be 80
Maybe try not to show the grey-haired protagonist in the thumbnail. I already knew about it but it could spoil someone pretty bad 😭
its the Ending? ofc its gunna be a spoiler regardless
@ I’m saying they could avoid putting spoilers in the thumbnail so someone won’t accidentally come across it and get spoiled despite not clicking on the video
I absolutely love and adore this game, but I didn’t entirely get the ending. After all this journey to become king and after finally accomplishing that goal, he then decides to go on a trip and neglect his kingly duties?
He’s basically a president is what it’s showing. He’s not ruling the people but rather guiding them by example
I guess they went back to their roots of helping the country by exploring different communities and fixing their problems by quelling the anxieties of specific individuals.
What a boring, generic story.
FF7: Rebirth blew this out of the water.
40 minutes for an ending? I'll pass. Atlus games are just glorified movies at this point.
@@CousinRoman90 Half of it is more playable epilogue, which a bunch of JRPGs have. Such as Dragon Quest (1 and 2 have the entire world in a no enemies state, 3 limits it to Dark World, but from 4 on I think it's just one or two fully explorable locations. Aside from 9 which has an infinite postgame)
@@karlthorkildson4650bought DQ 1 on Switch even though I probably can go through it without guides
Those HD remakes? The originals are fine, NO SALE
go back to competitive shooters and/or online only games if you dont want a story in your story games
@ZerohFault >competitive shooters
The glory days of cod have ended. It's not cod4 or bo2 days. Stop making me sad.
>don't want a story
I literally played silent hill 2 remake and paid for the deluxe to play it early. What is your point?
"Atlus games are just glorified movies at this point".
My man, this is one of the fastest paced Atlus games ever made.
The ending and story of this game are disappointing.
The ending basically spits in your face that our current situation of forced coexistence between peoples, ethnicities and cultures, something that is causing problems all over the world, is actually the "long-awaited utopia and the correct path to a perfect world".
Not to mention that throughout the game, it is never questioned whether a world government is the only option. Instead of giving the other regions freedom to separate from the single kingdom.
This game disguises itself as fantasy, but it is political propaganda to the core.
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Not to mention that the game avoids making moral judgments, but contradicts itself because at every moment Louis is met with criticism and moral judgment of his actions.
Bro if that was your takeaway right of the bat. Maybe you should question your own beliefs. Since the world is so vast we are not "forced" we HAVE to live with vastly different people. That's the only way to a not perfect but better world. If you neglect that you end up on a cycle of hate.
Bro is Louis Charadrius himself😂. Geez, Hitler would blush from what you just said.
Did you even play the game? The game outright says that the fantasy in the novel isn’t a utopia but rather a glorified perspective that the king made to escape from their reality. The fantasy/old world literally destroyed itself because everyone was fighting about what was ‘right’. In truth there’s no single solution. There’s always going to be problems in country where everyone governs themselves or where everyone is ruled by a single king. There’s no single ‘right’ way. The only reason why they didn’t want Louis or Forden on the throne is to prevent a tyrant on the throne, not because the protagonist themselves think they should be a king instead.
@@cubeofmeat4982 Dude, at the end of the game the protagonist literally imitates the government and policies in More's book.
He simply rejects the escape from reality in favor of fiction (something that is also quite stupid. For the reason, see what Tolkien says about escapism using fiction).
It's very simple and clear.
@@Enrikuh Honestly the only policy that was heavily preached was that "discrimination is bad and we should work together more", which I don't think is a very controversial message to take away from the book and enforce into their own world's policies. The ultimate form of governance wasn't really a focus, and their main goal was to improve the society that they were already in. It's not like they forced the Eht Ria island or the Elda village to assimilate into the kingdom. The game still puts an emphasis on the value of different communities or beliefs. The idea of a multicultural melting pot of a society wasn't the main fantasy that the protagonist admired.
Also Louis is criticised because his view of a utopia and meritocracy is leaving the weak to literally die without a second thought due to his lack of faith in others, which, imo, is kind of objectively horrible.
The animated scenes in this game are terrible